I probably won’t buy any more perfect-bound books until fall when I have dependable income again, but I have a running list when it’s time. I should just request gift certificates to SPD and Green Integer for my bday.

1. Canada is producing better poets these days than the U.S. Sorry; it’s just a fact. Maybe it’s because they’ve embraced the concretism of the 60s more; maybe it’s because LangPo was less of a giant force there; maybe it’s because their “mainstream poetry” is less separate from their “experimental poetry” than in our market. Whatever the combination of forces, it’s Canadian poetry I look to for a good read.

2. That said, because Canadian poetry is rarely taught in U.S. schools (even in a border city like Buffalo where it is greatly supported in academia), my own study of it is something I must do “on the side.” So I haven’t been able to read everyone I’d like to read.

If you’re interested in learning more, go to Coach House Books (chbooks.ca), they’re a good outlet for Canadian Poetry.